Delphox counters

Gen 9 PU · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Feb 2026 - Apr 2026

Delphox
#0655 Delphox
FirePsychic
USAGE 6.5% #37
ABILITYBlaze
BASE STATS
HP 75
ATK 69
DEF 72
SPA 114
SPD 100
SPE 104
BST534
TYPE MATCHUPS
2×
WaterGroundRockGhostDark
½×
FireGrassIceFightingPsychicSteelFairy
Moves
Nasty Plot 83.8% Psyshock 77.9% Fire Blast 73.9% Grass Knot 52.9% Flamethrower 24.6% Encore 18.1% Expanding Force 12.2% Dazzling Gleam 8.7%
Items
Heavy-Duty Boots 63.5% Salac Berry 7.9% Power Herb 6.9% Choice Scarf 5.6% Psychic Seed 3.5% Life Orb 2.7% Grassy Seed 2.3% Choice Specs 2.0%
Abilities
Blaze76.2%Magician23.8%
Tera Types
Fairy 67.2% Grass 11.1% Psychic 8.1% Fire 7.6% Fighting 2.3% Dark 1.7% Ghost 1.6% Flying 0.2%
Common Teammates
Rhydon42.2%Cramorant33.8%Scrafty33.3%Florges29.9%Amoonguss27.4%Bombirdier15.6%Avalugg-Hisui15.0%Milotic14.1%

Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

This Pokémon doesn't have enough usage for Smogon to compute meaningful Checks & Counters. Only the most-used Pokémon in a format receive this data.

Ranked #37 with 6.52% usage. Sorted by reliability score.